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Forgiveness is not an emotion it is an act of the will.

Corrie Ten Boom

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Corrie Ten Boom
Age: 90 †
Born: 1892
Born: April 15
Died: 1983
Died: April 15
Author
Autobiographer
Resistance Fighter
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
Emotion
Forgiveness

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Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.
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My father prayed because he had a good friend with whom to share the problems of the day.
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Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
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Only to those who have been in prison does freedom have such great meaning.
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When you want to work for God start a committee. When you want to work with God start a prayer group
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The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.
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When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles, When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devils shouts for joy.
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When I try, I fail. When I trust, He succeeds.
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Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.
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Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.
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Trying to do the Lord's work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
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You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.
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The amount of God's love is unlimited, but we only receive as much as we use.
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Although the threads of my life have often seemed knotted, I know, by faith, that on the other side of the embroidery there is a crown.
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I looked on Jesus and the dove of peace entered my heart. I looked at the dove of peace and lo...off he went.
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If God has called you, do not spend time looking over your shoulder to see who is following you.
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I knew my life had been given back for a purpose.
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God only make plans, no problems. In heaven, there is never panic.
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We must mirror God's love in the midst of a world full of hatred. We are the mirrrors of God's love, so we may show Jesus by our lives
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You see, a potter can only mold the clay when it lies completely in his hand. It requires complete surrender.
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